The Butler outdoor track and field team hosted the Ollie Isom Invitational on Saturday at BG Products Veterans Sports Complex.
The Butler women were led individually by Fiona Masai and Latesha Bigby, as the pair hit NJCAA national qualifying marks in individual events. Masai took first in the 1500-meter run and finished runner-up in the 800-meter run, while Bigby won the 100-meter hurdles. Bigby's time of 14.42 seconds not only qualified her for the national meet, but the mark also set a new school record. Masai and Bigby have now nationally qualified for four individual events.
Both the 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter relay teams had runner-up finishes. Jonelle Reinert, Carole Idolphine and Trisha Christmas finished 2-3-4 in the 400-meter dash. Abiane Collymore placed third behind Masai in the 800-meter run, while Cydnie Brown had a pair of fourth-place finishes in the 100-meter and 200-meter dash.
In field events, Anna-Marie Ortiz placed second in the triple jump and long jump. Josie Wright finished third in the hammer throw.
For the men, the 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter teams both took first place. Justin Breaux took second in the 100-meter dash and placed third in the 200-meter dash. Breaux's mark in the 200 (21.47 seconds) qualifies for nationals. Cameron Hampton was right behind Breaux, taking third in the 100 and fourth in the 200.
Coty Williams placed third in the 800-meter run, while Shauron Jennings (100m dash), Alfred Larry (200m dash) and Steven Calloway (400m dash) all placed fifth in their respective races.
The Isom Invitational was the last regular season meet for the Grizzlies, who will head to Great Bend next week for the Region VI Outdoor Championships. The two-day Region VI meet will begin Friday, May 3.
| OLLIE ISOM INVITATIONAL | |||
| April 27, 2013 | |||
| MEN | |||
| Event | Name | Time/Distance | Result |
| 100m dash | Justin Breaux | 10.67 | 2nd place |
| Cameron Hampton | 10.72 | 3rd place | |
| Shauron Jennings | 10.76 | 5th place | |
| Richard Marcano | 10.88 | 10th place | |
| Freddy Gobewole | 10.98 | ||
| DeAundry Williams | 11.04 | ||
| Lonell Watkins | 11.06 | ||
| Adrain McElveen | 11.25 | ||
| Marcus Bennett | 11.29 | ||
| Blayze Miller | 11.46 | ||
| 200m dash | Justin Breaux | 21.47 | 3rd place / national qualifier |
| Cameron Hampton | 21.54 | 4th place | |
| Alfred Larry | 21.57 | 5th place | |
| Richard Marcano | 22.47 | ||
| Paris Carson | 22.65 | ||
| Daniel White | 22.70 | ||
| Blayze Miller | 23.38 | ||
| 400m dash | Steven Calloway | 49.75 | 5th place |
| 800m run | Coty Williams | 1:55.97 | 3rd place |
| Taylor Parker | 1:58.76 | ||
| Adam Kelsey | 2:02.05 | ||
| Drake Brown | 2:02.15 | ||
| Dale Nuckolls | 2:04.41 | ||
| Cale Green | 2:06.20 | ||
| Israel Mendoza | 2:06.82 | ||
| Carlos Galindo | 2:07.29 | ||
| 1500m run | Taylor Parker | 4:14.61 |
5th place |
| Heber Jimenez |
4:18.27 | 6th place |
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| Mathew Komen |
4:24.69 | 8th place |
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| Fidel Munoz | 4:25.82 | 9th place | |
| Coty Willliams | 4:35.62 |
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| 4x100m relay | Butler "A" | 42.07 | 1st place |
| 4x400m relay | Butler "A" |
3:13.44 |
1st place |
| Javelin | Alex Gardinier | 181' 6" | 4th place |
| Long jump | Lonell Watkins | 20' 1 3/4" | 4th place |
| Adrain McElveen | 18' 7 1/4" | 7th place | |
| Pole vault | Tyler Knight | 13' 3 1/2" | 5th place |
| WOMEN | |||
| Event | Name | Time/Distance | Result |
| 100m dash | Cydnie Brown | 12.40 | 4th place |
| Kiarra Baker | 12.47 | 6th place | |
| Nhaieemah Horne | 12.58 | 7th place | |
| Marissa Henry | 13.04 | 9th place | |
| 200m dash | Nhaieemah Horne | 25.55 | 3rd place |
| Cydnie Brown | 25.64 | 4th place | |
| Kiarra Baker | 26.04 | 5th place | |
| Andrene Wells | 27.12 | 8th place | |
| Marissa Henry | 27.31 | 9th place | |
| 400m dash | Jonelle Reinert | 59.40 | 2nd place |
| Carole Idolphine | 1:01.45 | 3rd place | |
| Trisha Christmas | 1:01.83 | 4th place | |
| Andrene Wells | 1:01.92 | 6th place | |
| 800m run | Fiona Masai | 2:20.88 | 2nd place / national qualifier |
| Abiane Collymore | 2:22.20 | 3rd place | |
| Jill McPherron | 2:41.01 | ||
| 1500m run | Fiona Masai | 4:52.34 | 1st place / improved qualifier |
| Jill McPherron | 5:53.28 | 6th place | |
| 5000m run | Aadrian McCollum |
24:54.13 | 4th place |
| 100m hurdles | Latesha Bigby | 14.42 | 1st place / national qualifier |
| 4x100m relay | Butler "A" | 48.46 | 2nd place |
| 4x400m relay | Butler "A" | 4:00.54 | 2nd place |
| Hammer throw | Josie Wright | 134' 3" | 3rd place |
| Brea Rice | 120' 0" | 8th place | |
| Samantha Wyatt | 111' 0" | ||
| Javelin | Samantha Wyatt | 106' 6" | 6th place |
| Long jump | Anna-Marie Ortiz | 16' 3" | 2nd place |
| Rachael Meier | 15' 1 1/4" | 7th place | |
| Shot put | Brea Rice | 32' 3" | 7th place |
| Josie Wright | 32' 3" | 8th place | |
| Triple jump | Anna-Marie Ortiz | 33' 3 3/4" | 2nd place |
